BhavAnI nAma Sahasra Stutih [598] MenAputri & [599] Satimãtã

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[598] MenAputri

The bright daughter of Menã.

Menã is the name of the wife of King Himalaya. She was so pious that

even the great sages bore reverence towards her. Para Sakti assumed

matured form[a] through her womb and was named Pãrvati, the `daughter

of the king of mountains'. Pãrvati, as the supreme perfection of the

sentiment of love, was ordained to be the noblest spouse of Siva, the

lord of Yogis.

 

Mena stands for intelligence while Himalayas represent the AkAsa the

ether, the first fundamental substance. Pãrvati as the offspring is

the conscious substance of the universe. She is also called Umã, the

bright one and represents Brahmavidyã.

 

Footnote:

[a] Siva's former wife was Sati, a daughter of Daksa. Since love,

suspicion and sorrow worked in her being, she is understood to have

been immature.

 

[599] Satimãtã

The creatrix of all that is to come into being.

A virtuous and chaste woman or a female ascetic is called Sati. As

the former wife of Siva, Sati, inspite of her being chaste, could not

constrain His trans-worldly outlook and incline Him towards

manifestation, as He was a staunch yogi. To cure Sari of her pride

Siva let her go to her father's house at Vãjapeya sacrifice, even

being uninvited. The seed of creation was yet to sprout.

Sati is also a name of goddess Durga, reborn as Pãrvati, the daughter

of Mountain's consort.

 

 

 

 

I find this two commentary very confusing. What does he mean when he

says : "She is understood to have been immature?" Any takers?